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Nik grew up in India playing cricket like most kids and now lives in Australia practising as a mental performance coach for cricketers, their coaches and parents.
He frames his approach within 4 principle concepts of:
1. Understanding internal pressure
2. Understanding the flow/zone when Skill meets Challenge
3. Understanding the fears that players have
4. Understanding the triggers that pre-empt fears/behaviours/reactions
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"Episode 182 with Nik Badkundri on how he is aiming to make the mental side of cricket accessible to any player or coach or parent" is an episode of Tom Talks Junior Cricket Coaching Podcast. Runtime 35 min. Published August 28, 2026. Hit play above to stream it here, or open the free Spot Sports app for background play and offline downloads.